Only a short while after being called up to the major leagues, Evan Longoria signed a huge contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. He was sent down to the minors at the end of spring training. Many saw this as a low budget move by the Rays to save money...

Scott Kazmir of the Tampa Bay Rays threw sixty pitches in the bullpen on Saturday. He is scheduled to throw batting practice on Tuesday. Kazmir strained his elbow warming up for an intersquad game on February 26...

Going into the season without ace Scott Kazmir and the oft-injured Rocco Baldelli, things were already looking bleak for the Rays. All the hype of the offseason, trading Delmon Young and signing Cliff Floyd, seemed already be going to waste...